Crossword Dictionary
agog
Highly excited; full of intense interest.
Synonyms: eager, excited, goggle-eyed, open-mouthed, wide-eyed
Examples:
"He was agog at the thought of going to his favorite amusement park, so his parents were heartbroken to inform him that the rollercoaster haven had just been shut down."
"If you are agog at a thought or idea, then there's a good chance you are spending a lot of time daydreaming about it."
The word agog means with great excitement and interest. When you’re falling over yourself with excitement and curiosity to see who’s coming up the red carpet next, you’re agog about celebrities.
At Christmas time, you are probably agog to see what's in all the beautiful presents. An easy way to remember what agog means is to think of it as goggle-eyed, which it sounds a bit like. When you’re agog, you’re goggle-eyed with excitement about something, whatever that happens to be. In truth, the word has nothing to do with goggle-eyes, but instead relates to the Middle French word en gogues which means "full of mirth, good humor, and joyfulness."
agog
adjective
highly excited by eagerness, curiosity, anticipation, etc.
synonyms
anxious, avid, breathless, eager, enthusiastic, excited, expectant, impatient, on tenterhooks
examples:
‘The sheer scale of the tragedy the project represents left many visitors agog.’
‘Until recently I didn’t know what Dear Evan Hansen was about, and when a friend explained the plot to me, I was speechless, agog, eyes popping.’
‘The encounter between the Merrimack and the Monitor had set the world agog on the matter of armored vessels.’
‘The Hut was all agog with movement and bustle on the days when rations were being made up and packed.’